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1 History  




2 Structure  


2.1  Zones  






3 Police Stations  


3.1  Varuna Zone  




3.2  Kashi Zone  




3.3  Gomti Zone  






4 Officers & Appointments  




5 Commissioner of Police  




6 See also  




7 References  













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Varanasi Police Commissionerate
Varanasi Police Commissionerate
Varanasi Police Commissionerate
Flag of Varanasi Police
Flag of Varanasi Police
Common nameVaranasi Police
MottoSurakṣā āpakī, saṃkalpa hamārā (Hindi)
"Your Safety, Our Pledge"
Agency overview
Formed25 March 2021; 3 years ago (25 March 2021)
Preceding agency
  • Varanasi Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionUttar Pradesh, India
Map
Map of Varanasi Police Commissionerate's jurisdiction
Legal jurisdictionVaranasi and Ramnagar town
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byDepartment of Home & Confidential,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
HeadquartersKacheri Parisar, Opposite Circuit House Gate, Varanasi
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyUttar Pradesh Police
Child agencies
  • Crime Against Women
  • Traffic Police
  • River Police
  • Anti-Human Trafficking
  • Dial 112
  • Crime Branch
    • Facilities
    Thanas30 (including Mahila Thana & Paryatak Thana)
    Patrol carsDial 112, PRV, Bikes, Boats

    The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] It is a unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of Varanasi. It is headed by the Commissioner of Police (CP), who is an IPS officer of ADGP rank, and is assisted by two Additional Commissioners of Police (Addl. CP) who are of DIG rank, and two Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP), who are of SP rank.

    History[edit]

    Before March 2021, Varanasi District Police came under the Varanasi Police Zone and Varanasi Police Range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Varanasi zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas the Varanasi range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).[2]

    The police administration of Varanasi district was headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), who was an IPS officer. He was assisted by four[3] Superintendents of Police (SP)/Additional Superintendents of Police (Addl. SP) (City, Rural, Protocol, Traffic). The district was divided into eight police circles, each with a responsibilitiesrcle Officer (CO) in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.[3]

    Structure[edit]

    The Varanasi Police Commissionerate is headed by a Police Commissioner who is of ADG rank and is assisted by two Additional Commissioner of Police (Addl. CP) of DIG rank.

    There are a total of 30 stations[4] that come under the Varanasi Police Commissionerate. Earlier, it had two zones with 18 police stations; on November 15, 2022, it was reorganised with Gomti as the new zone. With the new zone Varanasi Rural Police was merged into the Commissionerate.[5]

    Zones[edit]

    Source:[6]

    Police Stations[edit]

    Under the police commissionerate system in Varanasi, the city's 30 police stations are divided into three zones: Kashi, Varuna and Gomti. 9 circles have been earmarked in three zones. 30 police stations come under the purview of these 9 circles.[6]

    Varuna Zone[edit]

    1. Cantt.
    2. Shivpur
    3. Lalpur-Pandeypur
    1. Sarnath
    2. Chaubeypur
    3. Cholapur
    4. Paryatak Thana
    1. Rohaniya
    2. Manduadih
    3. Lohta

    Kashi Zone[edit]

    1. Bhelupur
    2. Lanka
    3. Chitaipur
    1. Kotwali
    2. Ramnagar
    3. Adampur
    4. Mahila Thana
    1. Dashaswamedh
    2. Chowk
    3. Luxa
    1. Chetganj
    2. Jaitpura
    3. Sigra

    Gomti Zone[edit]

    1. Rajatalab
    2. Mirzamurad
    3. Kapsethi
    4. Jansa
    1. Sindhaura
    2. Badagaon
    3. Phoolpur
    4. Mahila Thana

    Officers & Appointments[edit]

    IPS Officers
    S.No Name of IPS Officer Rank Posted as
    1 MOHIT AGARWAL ADG COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
    2 DR. K. EJILEARASSANE IG JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HQ/CRIME
    3 SHIVASIMPI CHANNAPPA DIG ADDL. COMM. OF POLICE LAW & ORDER , COMMISIONARATE
    4 SURYA KANT TRIPATHI SP DCP SECURITY & INTELIJENCE
    5 PRAMOD KUMAR SP DCP KASHI zone
    6 HIRDESH KUMAR SP DCP TRAFFIC & PROTOCOL
    7 SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH SP DCP VARUNA ZONE, HQ & ACC
    8 MANISH KUMAR SHANDILYA ADDL. SP DCP GOMATI ZONE & LINE
    9 CHANDRA KANT MEENA ADDL. SP ADCP KASHI ZONE
    10 AKASH PATEL ADDL. SP ADCP GOMATI ZONE & LINE
    11 SARAVANAN. T ADDL. SP ADCP VARUNA ZONE AND CRIME
    12 SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA ADDL. SP ACP LINE
    13 NEETU ADDL. SP ACP CHETGANJ & LINE
    14 DEVENDRA KUMAR ASP SHO Chaubepur
    PPS Officers
    S.No Name of PPS Officer Rank Posted as
    1 MAMTA RANI CHAUDHARY ADDL. SP ADCP WOMEN CRIME
    2 RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY ADDL. SP ADCP TRAFFIC & PROTOCOL
    3 KRISHNA KANT SAROJ ADDL. SP ADCP PROTOCOL &HQ
    4 VIRENDRA KUMAR ADDL. SP ADCP SECURITY
    5 RAJ KUMAR SINGH DSP ACP HQ
    6 AMIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP SECURITY KVM-GVM
    7 VIKAS SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP TRAFFIC
    8 ANJANI KUMAR RAI DSP ACP SURAKSHA
    9 AJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA DSP ACP RAJATALAB
    10 DR. ATUL ANJAAN TRIPATHI DSP ACP SARNATH
    11 DHANANJAY MISHRA DSP ACP BHELUPUR
    12 GAURAV KUMAR DSP ACP CYBER & WOMEN CRIME, EOW
    13 VIDUSH SAXENA DSP ACP CANTT
    14 MISS. PRAGYA PATHAK DSP ACP DASHASHWMEDH
    15 AMIT KUMAR PANDEY DSP ACP KOTWALI
    16 PRATEEK KUMAR DSP ACP PINDRA
    17 SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA DSP ACP ROHANIYA

    Commissioner of Police[edit]

    Commissioner of Varanasi Police
    वाराणसी पुलिस आयुक्त

    Incumbent
    Mohit Agarwal
    since 11 March 2023

    AbbreviationCP
    ResidenceVaranasi Cantonment Area
    AppointerDepartment Of Home & Confidential
    First holderA. Satish Ganesh
    DeputyAddl. Commissioner of Police

    There have been two commissioners of Varanasi Police since its formation as a commissionerate on May 25, 2021. The first one is A. Satish Ganesh, a 1996 batch IPS officer and the present Commissioner is ADG Ashok Mutha Jain, a 1995 batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who took office on November 29 ,2022.

    List of Commissioner of Police
    S. No Name Rank From To Note
    1 A. Satish Ganesh[7] ADG 25 March 2021 28 November 2022 First CP of Varanasi
    2 Mutha Ashok Jain[8] ADG 29 November 2022 11 March 2023
    3 Mohit Agarwal ADG 11 March 2023 **

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Pathikrit Chakraborty (26 March 2021). "UP: Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar get first police commissioners". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  • ^ "Kanpur, Varanasi cities get first police commissioners". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  • ^ a b "Administrative Officers" (PDF). Varanasi Admin.
  • ^ Notifications uppolice.gov.in
  • ^ Amar Ujala (15 November 2022). "काशी और वरुणा के बाद अब गोमती जोन:वाराणसी पुलिस कमिश्नरेट में अब 3 जोन और 9 सर्किल; थाने हुए 30". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 14 November 2022.
  • ^ a b "पुलिस कमिश्नरेट सिस्टम: वाराणसी शहर काशी और वरुणा जोन में बंटा, पांच सर्किल के दायरे में 18 थाने". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  • ^ "आईपीएस ए. सतीश गणेश बने वाराणसी कमिश्नरेट के पहले पुलिस कमिश्नर, अन्य पदों पर भी अफसरों की तैनाती". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  • ^ Bureau, The Hindu (29 November 2022). "Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj get first police commissioners". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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